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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 29, 2017 / Notices
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Information
Collection Request Title: NURSE Corps
Scholarship Program, OMB No. 0915–
0301—Revision
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, HRSA announces plans to
submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to
OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate,
below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR must be
received no later than January 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 14N39, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer
at (301) 443–1984.
SUMMARY:
When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
NURSE Corps Scholarship Program
OMB No. 0915–0301—Revision
Abstract: The NURSE Corps
Scholarship Program (SP), administered
by the Bureau of Health Workforce in
HRSA, provides scholarships to nursing
students in exchange for a minimum
two-year full-time service commitment
(or part-time equivalent), at an eligible
health care facility with a critical
shortage of nurses (i.e., Critical Shortage
Facility (CSF)). The scholarship consists
of payment of tuition, fees, other
reasonable educational costs, and a
monthly support stipend. Program
recipients are required to fulfill NURSE
Corps SP service commitments at CSFs
located in the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana
Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, the Federated States
of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of
Palau.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The NURSE Corps SP
collects data to determine an applicant’s
eligibility for the program, monitor a
participant’s continued enrollment in a
school of nursing, monitor the
participant’s compliance with the
NURSE Corps SP service obligation, and
prepare annual reports to Congress. The
following information will be collected
(1) from the schools, on a quarterly
basis—general applicant and nursing
school data such as full name, location,
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HUMAN SERVICES
tuition/fees, and enrollment status; (2)
from the schools, on an annual basis—
data concerning tuition/fees and overall
student enrollment status; and (3) from
the participants and their employing
CSF, on a biannual basis—data
concerning the participant’s
employment status, work schedule and
leave usage.
The revision to this clearance package
will incorporate one new form and one
updated form. The CSF Verification
Form will be used to verify participant
transfers to critical shortage facilities.
The Initial Employment Verification
Form has been revised to include all
eligible service site types listed in the
NURSE Corps SP Application and
Program Guidance.
Likely Respondents: NURSE Corps SP
scholars in school and graduates,
educational institutions, and critical
shortage facilities.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
responses
Total
burden
hours
2,600
500
250
500
200
500
1,000
200
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
2,600
2,000
250
500
200
500
2,000
200
2
.33
.2
1
.17
.42
.12
.2
5,200
660
50
500
34
210
240
40
Total ..............................................................................
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Eligible Applications/Application Program Guidance ...........
School Enrollment Verification Form ...................................
Confirmation of Interest Form ..............................................
Data Collection Worksheet Form .........................................
Graduation Close Out Form ................................................
Initial Employment Verification Form ...................................
Employer—Participant Service Verification Form ................
CSF Verification Form .........................................................
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8,250
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 29, 2017 / Notices
HRSA specifically requests comments
on (1) the necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Amy McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request Information
Collection Request Title: Health
Professions Student Loan (HPSL)
Program and Nursing Student Loan
(NSL) Program Administrative
Requirements (Regulations and
Policy). OMB No. 0915–0047—Revision
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, HRSA announces plans to
submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to
OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate,
below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than January 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
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proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer
at (301) 443–1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL)
Program and Nursing Student Loan
(NSL) Program Administrative
Requirements (Regulations and Policy).
OMB No. 0915–0047—Revision.
Abstract: The Health Professions
Student Loan (HPSL) Program, as
authorized by Public Health Service
(PHS) Act sections 721–722 and 725–
735, provides long-term, low-interest
loans to students attending schools of
medicine, osteopathic medicine,
dentistry, veterinary medicine,
optometry, podiatric medicine, and
pharmacy. The Nursing Student Loan
(NSL) Program, as authorized by PHS
Act sections 835–842, provides longterm, low-interest loans to students who
attend eligible schools of nursing in
programs leading to a diploma, an
associate degree, a baccalaureate degree,
or graduate degree in nursing. It also
contains a number of recordkeeping and
reporting requirements for academic
institutions and loan applicants. The
applicable regulations for these
programs under 42 CFR part 57
implement and detail the various
statutory requirements (see chart
below).
In an effort to consolidate information
collection requests and achieve greater
programmatic efficiency, HRSA is
incorporating the Deferment-HRSA
Form 519 and AOR–HRSA Form 501
(OMB No. 0915–0044) into this
information collection request. As a
result, the OMB No. 0915–0044 package
will be discontinued.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: Participating HPSL and
NSL schools are responsible for
determining eligibility of applicants,
making loans, and collecting monies
owed by borrowers on their outstanding
loans. The Deferment Form (DefermentHRSA Form 519), formerly incorporated
under OMB No. 0915–0044, provides
the schools with documentation of a
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borrower’s deferment status, as detailed
for the HPSL program under 42 CFR
part 57.210 and for NSL under 42 CFR
part 57.310. The Annual Operating
Report (AOR–HRSA Form 501),
formerly incorporated under OMB No.
0915–0044, provides the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) with
information from participating schools
(including schools that are no longer
disbursing loans but are required to
report and maintain program records,
student records, and repayment records
until all student loans are repaid in full
and all monies due to the Federal
Government are returned) relating to
HPSL and NSL program operations and
financial activities. Moreover, the HPSL
and NSL program requirements are
essential for assuring that borrowers are
aware of their rights and
responsibilities, academic institutions
have accurate records of the history and
status of each loan account in order to
pursue aggressive collection efforts to
reduce default rates, and that academic
institutions maintain adequate records
for audit and assessment purposes to
help HHS safeguard federal funds made
through the Federal Capital
Contribution (FCC). Academic
institutions are free to use improved
information technology to manage the
information required by the regulations.
Likely Respondents: Financial Aid
Directors working at institutions
participating in the HPSL and/or NSL
Programs.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the tables below.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: NURSE
Corps Scholarship Program, OMB No. 0915-0301--Revision
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the
ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than January 29,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 14N39, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
draft instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov or call Lisa Wright-
Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301)
443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information request collection title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: NURSE Corps Scholarship
Program OMB No. 0915-0301--Revision
Abstract: The NURSE Corps Scholarship Program (SP), administered by
the Bureau of Health Workforce in HRSA, provides scholarships to
nursing students in exchange for a minimum two-year full-time service
commitment (or part-time equivalent), at an eligible health care
facility with a critical shortage of nurses (i.e., Critical Shortage
Facility (CSF)). The scholarship consists of payment of tuition, fees,
other reasonable educational costs, and a monthly support stipend.
Program recipients are required to fulfill NURSE Corps SP service
commitments at CSFs located in the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of
Palau.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The NURSE Corps SP
collects data to determine an applicant's eligibility for the program,
monitor a participant's continued enrollment in a school of nursing,
monitor the participant's compliance with the NURSE Corps SP service
obligation, and prepare annual reports to Congress. The following
information will be collected (1) from the schools, on a quarterly
basis--general applicant and nursing school data such as full name,
location, tuition/fees, and enrollment status; (2) from the schools, on
an annual basis--data concerning tuition/fees and overall student
enrollment status; and (3) from the participants and their employing
CSF, on a biannual basis--data concerning the participant's employment
status, work schedule and leave usage.
The revision to this clearance package will incorporate one new
form and one updated form. The CSF Verification Form will be used to
verify participant transfers to critical shortage facilities. The
Initial Employment Verification Form has been revised to include all
eligible service site types listed in the NURSE Corps SP Application
and Program Guidance.
Likely Respondents: NURSE Corps SP scholars in school and
graduates, educational institutions, and critical shortage facilities.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden
Form name respondents responses per responses response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Eligible Applications/ 2,600 1 2,600 2 5,200
Application Program Guidance...
School Enrollment Verification 500 4 2,000 .33 660
Form...........................
Confirmation of Interest Form... 250 1 250 .2 50
Data Collection Worksheet Form.. 500 1 500 1 500
Graduation Close Out Form....... 200 1 200 .17 34
Initial Employment Verification 500 1 500 .42 210
Form...........................
Employer--Participant Service 1,000 2 2,000 .12 240
Verification Form..............
CSF Verification Form........... 200 1 200 .2 40
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Total....................... 5,750 .............. 8,250 .............. 6,934
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HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection burden.
Amy McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-25748 Filed 11-28-17; 8:45 am]
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